-> My air line revamping includes running a drain from the lowest end
-> through the wall, with heat tape to prevent freezing.
Today it was 75F, as opposed to snow last Saturday. I spent all day
cleaning up out in the shop and the shed. I finally changed the oil in
the compressor.
Campbell-Hausfeld recommends special Campbell-Hausfeld compressor oil,
one or two other compressor oils, or Mobil 1 synthetic. When I got the
compressor a couple of years ago I filled it with Mobil 1. It came out
pretty black and nasty, despite having probably less than ten hours on
the compressor. Should have changed it long ago, I guess.
CH uses a 1/4 NPT fill plug and a 1/8 NPT drain, positioned perfectly
to drain oil all down the compressor. I managed to catch most of it in
a plastic container. Next week I'll look for a 1/8x1 nipple, an elbow,
and a petcock. That will space it out enough to drain it into a coffee
can.
Since I was on a roll I moved some transmissions out of the way and
looked underneath for the drain plug. Voila! It has what looks like a
radiator petcock on the bottom. Unfortunately it's very stiff to move
and wouldn't open all the way. I'll work on it some more tomorrow.
====dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us========================DoD#978=======
can you help me...help me get out of this place?...slow sedation...
ain't my style, ain't my pace...giving me a number...NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT
==5.0 RX7 -> Tyrannosaurus RX! == SAE '82 == Denizens of Doom M/C '92==
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